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La pharmacie
If you don’t feel well, in France you can often get away with talking to a pharmacist rather than a doctor. Here’s some useful vocab for what you might need at the pharmacy.
| pharmacist | un pharmacien une pharmacienne |
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| doctor | un médecin | |
| ~ insurance card | la carte vitale | |
| medicine | la médicine | |
| antibiotics | les antibiotiques | |
| aspirin | l’aspirine | |
| bandage | un pansement | |
| cough syrup | un sirop pour la toux | |
| cough drop | une pastille pour la toux | |
| eyedrops | des gouttes pour les yeux | |
| iodine | l’iode | |
| ointment | une pommade | |
| penicillin | la pénicilline | |
| pill | une pilule | |
| prescription | une ordonnance | |
| tablet | un comprimé |
Pharmacy Phrases
| I need something for … | J’ai besoin de quelque chose pour … | |||
| blood pressure | la tension arterielle | |||
| cough | la toux | |||
| itchy eyes | les yeux qui piquent | |||
| itchy skin | la peau qui me démange | |||
| itchiness | des démangeaisons | |||
| muscle ache | la douleur musculaire | |||
| a runny nose | le nez qui coule | |||
| sprained ankle | une entorse à la cheville * | |||
For more ailments, see At the doctor’s office
* or another part of the body.
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